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Corporate Involvement in Community Economic Development

Donna J. Wood, Kimberly S. Davenport, Laquita C. Blockson & I. I. I. Harry J. Van Buren

Business and Society 41 (2):208-241 (2002)

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The Participation of Businesses in Community Decision Making.Amnon Boehm - 2005 - Business and Society 44 (2):144-177.details Theoretical and practical trends of corporate citizenship indicate a deepening partnership between business and community. Following these developments, the article develops a model for the participation of businesses in decision-making processes as part of policy making and social-economic planning in the community. The article focuses on three levels: It examines the benefits and risks of such participation; identifies the typical dimensions of the participation processes; and finally, provides guidelines on how to develop a participation strategy based on the unique conditions (...) Download Export citation Bookmark 15 citations
Scale and Study of Student Attitudes Toward Business Education’s Role in Addressing Social Issues.Bradley J. Sleeper, Kenneth C. Schneider, Paula S. Weber & James E. Weber - 2006 - Journal of Business Ethics 68 (4):381-391.details Corporations and investors are responding to recent major ethical scandals with increased attention to the social impacts of business operations. In turn, business colleges and their international accrediting body are increasing their efforts to make students more aware of the social context of corporate activity. Business education literature lacks data on student attitudes toward such education. This study found that postscandal business students, particularly women, are indeed interested in it. Their interest is positively related to their past donation, volunteerism, and (...) Download Export citation Bookmark 10 citations
Learning to neighbor? Service-learning in context.Mary-Ellen Boyle - 2007 - Journal of Academic Ethics 5 (1):85-104.details Service-learning has received a great deal of attention in the management education literature over the past decade, as a method by which students can acquire moral and civic values as well as gain academic knowledge and practice real-world skills. Scholars focus on student and community impact, curricular design, and rationale. However, the educational environment (“context”) in which service-learning occurs has been given less attention, although experienced educators know that the classroom is hardly a vacuum and that students learn a great (...) Download Export citation Bookmark 4 citations
Perceptions on Social Responsibility.Robin T. Peterson & Minjoon Jun - 2009 - Business and Society 48 (3):385-405.details This article outlines the results of an inquiry into the nature of entrepreneurial commitment to social responsibility as a business philosophy. Findings show that the respondents, as a group, reported a strong orientation to this view. Several social responsibility topics emerge in a position of special prominence to entrepreneurs, and their preferences for these topics do not widely vary. Furthermore, the degree of attachment to social responsibility, as an operational construct, correlates with several demographic and psychographic dimensions. Download Export citation Bookmark 3 citations

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